Re: Transformers MP-50 Tigatron Discussion
Posted: Fri Oct 02, 2020 2:46 pm
... He's ok!
Tigatron is a mixed bag for me. On the one hand I like the figure more than Blackarachnia (still the weakest in the Beast Wars MP line, to me), Because they didn't take the easy way out and he is very much a new figure in his own right. This is mostly down the Beast Mode and it's proportions. He also has a good size and weight to the figure which I think add to the positives.
But when I thought about it, the things I like most about Tigatron - in bot mode - the impressive engineering of the legs, were the same things I liked with MP Cheetor. Only bigger. Ultimately what I don't like, is the altmode kibble. The arm guards that don't tab in. The fact that I almost broke the tiger back, before having to look at the instructions. Because I assumed all the hinges move. They don't.
As a final minor niggle there are these two flaps. They ultimately reside around the shoulders of the tiger legs in bot mode. But I think something could have been done to hide them completely (mine is likely mis-transformed, it doesn't really matter) instead you just sort of tuck them in?
Ultimately though, this is a bigger Cheetor. A design I didn't really like the first time. Transforming Tigatron from his majestic Beast Mode into the bot mode with arms I don't like and a horrible backpack of kibble (not talking about the folded arms, as they are accurate). My conclusion is the same...
7/10
On the plus side, only single use characters from now on with the Maximals.